Stamp holder



Nov. 9, 1937. c, sw s 2,098,814

STAMP HOLDER Filed March 16, I934 ,holder taken on the line 4-4 of Figure 1, show- Patented Nov. 9, 1937 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE Claims.

I This invention relates to a holder for stamps or like articles. It comprises a cover member of convenient size such as can be inserted into an ordinary desk drawer or readily carried upon the 5 person, and card members therein in book form having clips for detachably carrying stamps either in sheets or individually and in sorted and readilydetachable arrangement. An elastic member is associated with each card for further detachably securing the stamps or like articles in position upon the card.

It is an object of this invention to provide a compact and inexpensive holder for stamps or like articles, which is durable and convenient, and in which the stamps and the like are readily accessible for use.

It is. a further object to provide a neat and compact holder which can be readily carried upon the person or inserted in an ordinary desk drawer, but yetwhich has suificient capacity to carry readily a considerable quantity of stamps or like articles of various denominations and size, such as may be required by the user.

It is a further object to provide a holder for stamps and the like in which the stamps or like articles may be readily inserted into position, the stamps being retained thereafter in sorted and protected condition. V

;A still further object is to provide a holder in which stamps or like articles may be'easily found according to denomination and may be readily removed, and to provide a holder in which the absence or shortage of any particular denomination of stamp or class of like article may be readily ascertained.

The preferred embodiment of my invention isvillustrated in the accompanying drawing in which:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of my stamp holder, the cover being opened to show a number of stamp carrying cards and the stamp carrying means mounted thereon, one card being raised. 1

Figure 2 is a perspective View of a sheet of stamps or like articles preferably perforated and gummed, showing the preferred method of folding the sheet prior to insertion into the holder.

Figure 3 is a plan view of alstamp carrying ,card. 7

Figure 4 is ,a

sectional view of a part of my ing six stamp cards lying flat.

Similar reference characters will be used throughout the specification to indicate correspondingparts upon the drawing.

A cover member ID comprising two flat porthe inner side of the portion l2 of the cover and the edges of the covering material for the portion l2 are folded over upon the backing member at both ends and along one side thereof at M and I5, respectively, thereby securing to the cover portion 12 the backing member it. As will be seen more particularly in Fig. 4 no means is provided for securing the left-hand longitudinal edge of the backing member to the cover; A suitable pocket is thus formed between the back- 'i'ng member of the portion I2 of the cover into which loose stamps or like articles may be readily inserted and from which they may be readily removed. The pocket which is in a sense a part of the cover is not readily noticeable and thus constitutes a secret or concealed container for stamp money, stamp memoranda and the like.

The plurality of cards H are mounted Within the cover member in book form, as will be seen more particularly in Fig. 1. The cards carry two sets of aligned perforations I3 and the backing member 16 carries two corresponding perforations IS. A cord member 26, suitably tied at 21, is threaded through the perforations in the backing member and cards, to detachably secure the cards 'together and upon the backing member in book form within the outer cover member; It will be seen that the cord may be readily untied ,to allow for the addition or removal of the cards. The tension of the cord member may be adjusted in the tying operation so that just sufiicient slack is left therein to allow the cards to be overturned, after the manner of the leaves of a book, as is shown in Fig. 1. Metal rings 22 are provided to reinforce the edges of the perforations E9 in the backing member. Although no corresponding metal members are shown on the cards, it will be readily apparent that they could be provided therein to reinforce the edges of the perforations .18. Each card Bl carries at its upper end a plurality of spring clips 23 for .detachably securing sheets of stamps or the like or individual stamps upon the card members. The clips are preferably mountedupon both sides of the card at the top-thereof, and in'the specific embodiment shown in the drawing there are three clips upon each side at the top of the card. The provision of clips 'upon both sides of the card increases the capacity of theholder, with respect .to the number of stamp holding cards provided. The

clips aresecured to the cards by any suitable means or they may be formed from the cards themselves by appropriately slitting and flexing the card material near the top, In the embodiment illustrated separate metallic clips are se-j cured to the cards by metal rivets 24 of suitable form. Each rivet engages two clips, one on each side of the card, and secures their ends in position upon the, card. Two rivets secure two clips in position, one clip being on each side of the card.. By engaging each rivet with two clips a rugged construction is produced, "as metal to 7 metal contact is provided at each end of the rivet and strain is relieved from the card itself,

which is preferably of card board or like material of less tensile strength than metal.

The clips may be of any desired configuration, 1

and they are adapted to hold the stamps or like articles in position'upon'the card, as will be seen.

more particularlyin Fig. 3. They areresilient so that the stamps will be held in position, and 7 yet theyv are sufiiciently flexibleso' that they may twenty stamps; In Fig. 3, three shetsof. stamps designated at 3| and 32, are provided, more I be lifted for the ready insertion of the stamps thereunder. r

j Thestamp sheets are preferably folded in the manner shownin Fig. 2, prior to their insertion beneath the clips. Ithas been found in practice that two standard sheets of. stamps, embodying 200 stamps in all, may bejr'e'adily in serted beneath the clips and 'efi ectively retained in position.

The cards arenotched at each edge,'as shown at 26, and one or more elastics 21 are provided upon the cards and engage opposed notches for further securing the sheets of stamps in position. .The. elastics may be adjusted along th'e length of the cards byshifting them from one pair of notches to another pair.

sides of the'card in position. 7

The stamps may be readily detached fromthe ends of the strips either singly oriin greater number; If'the entire block 28 Fig.;3), of V stamps at the extreme end of the sheetis re-7 moved it will beappreciated that with ordinary sheetsoi stamps tenstampsWiIl be obtained. If more are" needed additional, stamps may be removed from "any sheet'which' may-be provided beneath, or, additional stamps ay be removed from thadjac'ent block 29 in any desired quantity.- Theremoval of two blocks of she'ets gives stamps having. been removed from sheets 3| and 32 than from sheet 30. It will beseen that by counting the number of blocks of. stamps pres- 'dividual clip retaining means an accurate'check entjin anyshee'tjand that by lfurther counting V the number of individual stamps present in the extreme end block when 'a more accu'iate determination 'is required; a ready inventory may be taken of the number of. stamps present any strip. r

I 5 stamps are preferably arrange d with 'various' denominations onthe various cardsa By my incan be made' at any time upon'the, number 01 stamps of any given denomination or 'clas'sification 'on .hand.' While in Fig. 3 'I have shown all sheets of stamps-secured in position upon the cards it will be a preciated that: individual stamps may be secured in position unde'r the clips as well. a I v It, will thus be seen' that, by my stamp. holder "I provide a construction 'which will hold "staiiips described, but only as indicated in the follow s5 Itwill be seen 7 that each elastic embracesthe entirec'ar'd and" thus may aid in securing the stamps upon both i -lat portions and acenter portionffl'exibl ;;'mg 'theflat' portions; 'a backing m'ernber "omf'd V 1 tO ODG'flZ/t portion along'the'threeedgestlii'df in protected and a classified arrangement, and into which stamps may be readily inserted and from which they may be readily removed. By their arrangement upon the cards in book form a rapid and accurate inventory may be taken of the number of stamps of any particular classification or denomination, thus avoiding annoyance due to the running out of stamps of a particular i kind. The stamp carrying cards may be 'increased in number as may be desired by means of: adjustment of the cord-"member 20; f

The entire construction is durable and rugged the cards the complete holder assumes the form of a book, which may be readily and conveniently and yet when the cover member is closed-over carried upon the person or inserted within any 7 suitable small container.

It will'bej apparent that many changes'and variations may be'made in the preferred form of my holder, which I have specifically described,

without departing from the spirit of. my invention; I therefore do not desire to be limited to the preciseembodiment which I have shown and ing claims.

I claim:

1 1. A stamp holder cOmprisingapIuraIity of. cards, "a backing member',"- adjustable length means to' detachably-se'curethe cfards together-iii 7 b'ookform the backing-.member, weaver for the cards and backing memberg a 'poJket her, and clips on the cards adapted to detachably secure variable thickness sheets of stamps thereon; Y

backing member to the cover so' as; to orms pocket therebetween, alplural'ity of- 'car'd'aaligned perforations in the card's'and backing-membrane. i:

cord passing through? said-"perforations roi cetachablysecuring'the cards in book form in sition upon' the ba'ckin'g' member, clips on both sides of the 'cards adapted to detachabl'y secure stamps onthe cards, and 'elastics embracing; the

' cards to" ful ther's'ecure' the stamps in pmtion f thereon; V

formed between said coverjand said back-ing m'em- 3. Inaholder device,'a covermember; a backing member, means for securing portionsof the backing member to the cover member while ieaving other portions of the backing member free to form a pocket between, the cover member and the backing*member, a plurality of cards, clip means on said cards for detachablis'eeuring objects thereto, said cards and backing member having aligned perforationspassingitherethrough, and a flexible cord passing'throughsalid a-ligned perforations; and seicu'red at its. ends whreby' to secure the; card's{upon the backing member, 4 1 In a holder dev ce, a cover "comprising two away 'fromthece'nter portion to fOrm-a piiket opening toward the center portio nfa plurality'of cards removably secured to the unsecured-edge of points of .faste'ning' and anfendof Pth'e c'a'i'd 5. In a holder dev lceiicover coniprising a"flexible foldable I "medfal perm-on and "flap sealan v V 2. A stamp holder comprising: "acover' ifieiii her, a backing member, means to==secure the on opposite sides of said medial fiortion, a. backing member on one of said flap portions and forming therewith a pocket opening toward the medial portion, a plurality of. cards removably secured 5 on said backing member, and clips on said cards adjacent certain edges thereof and adapted to 

